The #Linux #kernel authorities are currently discussing whether to enable support for Microsoft C (MSVC) language extensions. Sounds like heresy? It turns out, this is about the growing importance of the #Clang compiler. The patches under review do not aim to compile Linux with Microsoft’s cl.exe compiler. Instead, they enable the kernel to take advantage of Clang’s ability to operate in a Microsoft-compatible dialect. Why would Linus Torvalds want that?
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